Tidbits I

Currently @ Mines, munching on some free Dunkin Donuts leftovers with my sister. As for tonite, I'm actually blogging from my hp, since there's plenty of time before the movie starts. Decided to watch 'Knowing' starring Nicholas Cage. I'm definitely a fan of his movies. First time was in the Face-Off, I think. Rasa cam nak tengok Talentime jugak, but we'll see if I feel like it tomorrow. Lagipun esok nak gi tengok KLCC blackout for one hour. Apa-apa pun, I'll prepare a full report on Sunday. In the meantime, kita enjoy!!

POKERFACE

If I want to say it out, it would be a word of hatred. Which I was not taught by my parents. I'm a human diplomat, I would always try to find a soft way to tell you how I felt, no matter how BAD or how DIFFICULT you are. Somehow, I think I am in this alone. You don't even care, let alone HELP. You are a jerk, and it doesn't help that I have to see your face everyday.

I wonder to myself, how bad can people be?? To hurt people by words is an incisive act that could kill the mind and flesh. Might as well you kill me physically than hurt me psychologically. No doubt. You're a POKERFACE joker bum.

Kita Enjoy!!!

Hari ini rasa-rasa cam nak speaking Malaya plak. After all, kita hendaklah memartabatkan Bahasa Melayu yang menjadi bahasa Kebangsaan negara kita.. Chewah.. Tergagap-gagap tu. Memandangkan sekarang ni tengah aktif menulis kertas kajian, kertas kerja dan sebagainya, maka Kamus DBP menjadi teman setia, thesaurus Oxford pula untuk menambahkan lagi bunga bahasa. (it's getting harder you know...) Dahla BM aku setakat A2, payah juga nak flashback zaman sekolah dulu...

Hari ini bos takde, kena menghadiri bengkel di Melaka. So, takde gangguan sangatlah dan kerja boleh diteruskan dengan lancar. Kena siapkan dua minit dalam masa tiga hari... Kalau minit dalaman takpe, ni minit yang nak kena edar ngan agensi-agensi lain.... Kat sini strict giler2 pasal minit ni!! Siap ada daftar minit dengan tempoh edaran gitu.. Sakit jiwa!!!

Hujung minggu ni pulak kena hadir kursus Business Process Reengineering di PD. Lama dah tak menjenguk PD ni... Kat Kementerian dulu memang takde tempat lain lah.. Asyik-asyik PD, sebab tak boleh pergi jauh2... Tapi duduk State best, pegi KK lah, Labuan lah.. Rasa2 nak pergi KK lagilah...

Dendang Perantau

I've been in KL for some years before I returned to Kuching last time. I enjoyed working here, cuma masalahnya tak tahan berjauhan dengan family... I have to admit, I'm a family-woman. Hahah!

I'm going home (to Miri) today... Can't wait to see Elly and her Dad. She's started her swimming class with her auntie Pila, so hopefully I can bring her to the beach sometime soon..

Workwise ok plak. I'm lucky I have such considerate bosses, so far. Just that some red-tapes high above need to be re-colored to transparent.

Anyhow, I'm patiently waiting for my transfer letter... Harap-harap dapat balik ke Sarawak soon. Thank you Dato' N, Tan Sri B. Love ya all!

Slumdog Millionaire

Last weekend my bro and I went to watch this movie (have been waiting forever for it to be screened). It doesn't need a rocket scientist to figure out why it is the most amazing film to date. Most importantly, it reflects the ugly side of MUMBAI (despite the glamour and all), and the movie explore the activities that most people living in MUMBAI would want to deny. My heart pours for the kids, who had to fend for themselves in slums, dumpsites, and I sincerely feel that it does not only happen in India, but our part of the world as well...
I totally enjoyed the movie, and I think the kids are brilliant in their acting (if I need to compare with the heroine, Freida Pinto). She only appears after 1 hour plus into the movie! Dev Patel is definitely the guy to watch for, and I hope Danny Boyle will keep on making movies lkihe this. It's no wonder they won 8 Oscars, incl. Best Director, Best Picture, Best Original Song and Best Original Score, among others. Here I'll give you some background on the movie, taken from wikipedia (oh, I know some of you are just too lazy to wiki it).
Have fun and enjoy the show!

Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle, co-directed by Loveleen Tandan, and written by Simon Beaufoy. It is an adaptation of the Boeke Prize-winning and Commonwealth Writers' Prize-nominated novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup.
Set and filmed in India, Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of a young man from the slums of Mumbai who appears on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Kaun Banega Crorepati, mentioned in the Hindi version) and exceeds people's expectations, arousing the suspicions of the game show host and of law enforcement officials.
After screenings at the Telluride Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival, Slumdog Millionaire initially had a limited North American release on 12 November 2008 by Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, to critical acclaim and awards success. It later had a nationwide release in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2009 and in the United States on 23 January 2009. It premiered in Mumbai on 22 January 2009.
Slumdog Millionaire was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won eight of them, the most for any film that year, including Best Picture. It also won five Critics' Choice Awards, four Golden Globes, and seven BAFTA Awards, including Best Film. The film is also the subject of controversy concerning its portrayal of India and Hinduism as well as the welfare of its child actor

Saturday Rants

A saturday is supposed to be d sleeping in day.. Ya know.. Waking up later than weekdays, spring-cleaning and such... but my department decided to have the launching of the sport's month today! My precious saturday is gone again, sadly. But did not fret though. Had fun with my bosses and subs. So it was a well-spent saturday morning, nevertheless. Elly had fun with her grandma. They went for an early breakfast, and in the evening attended the annual dinner. Wah, Elly doesn't misses mummy?

Intending to watch the Slumdog movie tomorrow. Maybe after church.

Newbie

I am a newbie in anew surrounding.. Not so foreign but in a way, demanding, more-focused group and exhilirating as well.

I was promoted and came to Putrajaya (again). Reported for duty last week but unfortunately caught the bug and have been coughing ever since. My hubby says I'm missing my baby, tu yang sakit tu...

It's a different environment and culture altogether. I was so used to routine chores that my hands itching for something to do. In the end, I ended up blogging (although I'm not suppose to do that here) but since somebody is reading, so kena fill up the blog-lah, right?

After a full three years of sabbatical break, I resume my post of an amateur blogger... No more a singleton, in fact I'm married and blessed with a beautiful girl, and plenty of pounds gained. Hehehe! Will start off with short postings, since the vocab is pretty much limited nowadays... But will post more pix of my dear family in the future...

Pix of Eleanor Jarvinia Runai a.k.a The Red Riding Hood having a blast at Genting recently..

3 YEARS

It has been a 3 solid years when I last blog...
Why? Well, everyone's reason would be being the busiest person on earth. Ya ya..

Gol & Gincu

I am proud to say that this has been one of the most entertaining and refreshing Malay movie I watched so far. Toying with the latest crave, futsal, and girl issues, family relationships, friendship and love. At one point I thought Rafidah was trying to cramped 3R into a movie!! However the script was well laid, with a brilliant cast. I especially like Sazzy’s character here. Her strength lies in the normality of her character. She reflects what a typical modern urban girl would be. Strong and kind-hearted, yet supportive and appreciates friendships. Nor Fazura did her job well. Although a bit over the edge at times. Honestly I haven’t met a girl who’s so girly and socialize openly, maybe not just yet. Rafidah and Kartini are their usual 3R character, in fact I think that Kartini has a lot to offer in the movie industry. To me, she is a symbol of a healthy, successful and positive role model who still looks good although a bit TV-overweight. Teens nowadays need to be fed with the correct values of life. Not into Lindsay Lohan’s underweight issue.

Merdeka, Merdeka, Merdeka!!

The month of merdeka has kicked off again, with plenty of campaigns to the public to mengibarkan the Jalur Gemilang. However I noticed that the Malaysians are not as excited as they were 5 years ago. Perhaps the haze dampens the moods of a celebrated independence.
Talking about merdeka, somehow the public has been confused by the terms used by the government and the media for the 31st August celebration. Some use the ‘Hari Kemerdekaan’, and plenty use the term ‘Hari Kebangsaan’. The Government should be more adamant in the usage of these terms as they refer to different meanings altogether. My understanding for Hari Kemerdekaan is the day to celebrate our beloved country’s independence of penjajahan. As for the latter term, I would likely refer it to the celebration of the union of Malaya, then Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak, which leads to the pembentukan Malaysia. And that was on the 16th of September 1963. however it was less celebrated, which as a Sarawakian, I do feel disappointed.

Commitment-phobic

Yesterday I met my best buddy, J, for a drink at Starbucks Midvalley. He’s down in KL for a week to attend an induction course organized by his agency. Did a lot of catching up, I missed the monkeys in KK, and he was surprised by the number of weddings he missed, especially Azam’s, our OBS troop in DPA. I also conveyed the long-awaited good news of E getting hitched. J was of course shocked, surprised and bewildered. Well, whaddaya expect when you’re the last person in your close circle of friends to be hitched?? I don’t blame him. I am not giving him the pressure either. Think that at 28, a guy still has a lot to explore (ehem ehem) and might not be ready yet to settle down. Besides, J indicated that he’s commitment-phobic and would be a disappointment for girls who’s looking for a long-term relationship with him. I guess that’s why he enjoyed my company so much. I am very much attached, so I will have no qualms of him getting hanky panky somewhere else. Yet I offer the shoulder and ears of an understanding girlfriend. Ahhh….
We were friends, best partner and buddy, so platonic. I did wonder whether J was gay. However he proved that he wasn’t a bit gay. =) Sometimes, I do feel like a cushion that absorbs the momentum of loneliness of these so-called guys.

Singledom of the Singletons

My weekend was spent driving around KL alone, watching movie alone, having snacks and brunches alone, and singing in the car alone. I actually enjoy the freedom of being on my own, although I do long for companionship at times. With Jack on the other part of the country, I am still learning to cope with the singleton status. Somehow when I ponder into the lives of single women I know, I actually relish the idea of having no one to contradict your idea of a nice weekend. My colleague, S, for example, has aged over the big three-ooh for a woman. Yet she enjoys her weekly retail therapy over at IKEA to get over her distant relationship. Her insistence to carry on with her bachelor life is somehow astounding, and earned my due respect.

pC Fairy yippee!!

Last weekend I went to KLCC (the convention centre, not the cuci-mata centre) for one of the most awaited event of the year, the PC Fair. Organised by PIKOM, I found that this time the organisation of the whole event itself is just so successful. The location is definitely another yes for years to come, not to mention the crowd. I was lucky I wasn't infected by all the 'hazardous material', outragous B.O, and octopusses. Haa?? Octopusses??? Yup. Some 'humans' just can't seem to get their 'tentacles' down to themselves. Jeessh!!!

Bought a cool MP3 player cum driver. I was scoring for the pretty Sony one, but the price will choke my bankers.

Then monday came.....
It's not that I have a certain perceptions towards the day monday (or it will kill me everytime!!), I have always liked mondays. This monday, I was looking forward to the Korean serial drama, Full House starring Song Hye Gyo (From th Autumn series) and Rain Bi, the handsome hunk which the The Star wrongly quote as RING today.

Hazy Tuesday

It was 3 pm. I was busy talking on the phone when my colleague, Mr. Know-It-All, waved frantically. He was waving out, you see, so I wasn't really corresponding on what he was doing then. Only after I finished my phone conversation do I realised that the sky was as dark and murky as Sungai Rejang and as gloomy as my boss when the budget wasn't ready on time. A

Although my office is comprised of 70% windows, I wasn't aware of the dorky weather outside. The haze was just like the 1997 Sarawak haze, which I particularly remember because the CM declared a state of emergency and made the whole week a holiday. Which was a yippee then. But haze? In Putrajaya??

To be continued...

graduates.com

No...
They didn't pay me for this snippet in my blog. Why would they anyway? I'm not Kenny Sia or xiaxue. Not even the minishorts.

Went to register myself in graduates.com. And I just found out that my sweet, simple, elementary school is in the list. Hehehe... But then, anyone can add in their school, any school,
any given day.

So feel free to get in contact with your former mates here at www.graduates.com.

Sudokulistic

I began to look forward to The Star every day now. They have this puzzle called Sudoku, with a cover story last Sunday, I think. It's quite an addictive puzzle, frankly speaking, once you have solved the first. The rule is easy; every row, every column of every 3x3 box must contain the numbers 1 to 9 exactly and only once.
Just leaf through the Section Two of The Star, or surf www.thestaronline.com for further info. Or you can also go to www.sudoku.org.uk for the puzzle archive. The latter's site is not much of a website, just a few things here and there, and also a blog for the sudokulist, heheh..

Yesterday, while preparing a nice sumptuous dinner, Criz mentioned that I always managed to hook up all the cute guys in class. But never stay long enough with them. I just realised that I don't really have the guts to keep the cute guys. They will eventually get on my nerve, and in the end I would struggle to quit the relationship...

Cute guys are nice to see, nice to hold. Once hooked, you're the one considered sold. Not them. I was (and still) close with two of the most sought-after guys in the batch, without the strings attached. One might say that I was attracted to them physically. I admit it was true for the first one. He wasn't cute, he was the handsome type. And I guess we both went out for that reason. I was the popular girl, and he was THE guy. Darn him! He almost kissed me! Wished he did...

Melancholia

Sometimes I feel that it is better to die,
when hope is frail and love is so far.
To lose faith, I shall not.
But to stay strong, I am afraid.

What is there for me, God?
Is this a test or just another passerby?
Am I just one of his lovers aplenty?
Or am I destined to share his soul?
Why can't he make up his mind?
Why can't I have this happy moment last?

I love him,
I love him not.
He loves me,
He loves me not.

No one to share with,
No one to confide in.
Where would I stand?
Am I the diamond,
or another grain in the sand?
Am I the star, that brightly lit the sky?
Am I the dark sweet night,
lulling him to sleep with my lullaby.

Will I be forgotten, like the the lost city in the sea.
To be discovered when all is left are ruins.
To live I feel heavy,
To die I would sin.
To love I have plenty,
To receive I have yet one.
To whom I shall cry?

For I find solace in no one but you.
My life is stark darkness without you.
But for how long?

Blogging My Mind

When I first started this blog (or should I say, when I first fill in the empty spaces), I wasn't anticipating for people to read it. Even now. Only if you happens to stumble upon this simple piece, then you are most welcomed to read it. My blog is nothing like Kenny Sia's, whos blog is a daily ritual, my breakfast. I love his entries, but I wouldn't emulate him. Nor will I blog like minishorts, another of my favourites.

Well, some might ask then, what's the point of publishing my thoughts, my activities, racy and clean, politically incorrect some would say, on the net? I could be charge, ya know... I'm bound to the rules of ethics.

Answer: I like to see them on the net. That's all folks!